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Indoor El Tour
Nov. 14 - Nov. 21
To complement El Tour de Tucson, LeMond Fitness presents a cycling event and fundraiser for stationary bicycle riders, which can be done anywhere – in a fitness center, hotel gym, your office or school, backyard or even in your own living room. Details on Perimeter Bicycling Association of America website, www.pbaa.com.

Butterfly Magic at the Gardens
Nov. 16 - Apr. 30
Tucson Botanical Gardens presents Arizona's only live, tropical butterfly exhibit. View colorful butterflies fluttering in a special greenhouse and help support global efforts for sustainable conservation. Call for details about after-hours photo sessions, behind-the-scenes tours and special events.

Ansel Adams: A Legacy
Nov. 17 - Feb. 14
Tucson Museum of Art presents a tribute to one of the 20th century’s most admired artists: a survey of more than 100 photographs by famed landscape photographer Ansel Adams (1902-1984).

Holiday Craft Market
Nov. 20 - Nov. 22
Tucson Museum of Art presents a holiday craft market in its courtyard with more than 120 artists offering for sale their unique work in jewelry, ceramics, watercolors, metal work, and more. Live music courtesy of the Tucson Kitchen Musicians and the Beer Garden in the courtyard of La Casa Cordova on Saturday and Sunday.

1st Annual Wingspan Golf Classic
Nov. 20
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain (a new Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course) hosts this amateur golf tournament, featuring a shotgun start and 4-person scramble and low gross, to benefit Wingspan, Southern Arizona's LGBT community center.

'Breaking Away' at The Fox
Nov. 20
On the eve of El Tour, Tucson's premier perimeter bicycling event, Tucson's vintage movie palace, the Fox Tucson Theatre, will screen a classic, inspiring cycling-themed movie from 1979.

Taiko Plus! Concert
Nov. 20 - Nov. 22
Odaiko Sonora presents a performance of taiko and taiko collaborations with local performing groups Theatrical Mime Theatre, Thom Lewis Dance, and Batucaxé at Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, University of Arizona.

70 Years of Movie Making at Old Tucson Studios
Nov. 21 - Nov. 21
Old Tucson Studios, Arizona's Hollywood in the Desert, celebrates its 70th anniversary as a movie-making location by presenting a retrospective exhibit of never-before-seen production stills dating back to the studios' first production, "Arizona" (1939).

John Prine in Concert at the Fox Tucson Theatre
Nov. 21
The Fox Theatre presents a performance by John Prine, a songwriter/singer whose musical career spans more than 35 years. His songs have been covered by everyone from Bonnie Raitt to Bette Midler to Johnny Cash.

Old Tucson Studios: Celebrate 70 Years of Movie Making!
Nov. 21
Old Tucson Studios kicks off its yearlong celebration of its 1939 Hollywood beginnings and amazing film history with a performance by Darryl Worley, a country music mainstay for 10 years, a retrospective exhibit of production stills covering 70 years of movie making, and a fireworks display.

University Medical Center 27th El Tour de Tucson
Nov. 21
University Medical Center 27th El Tour de Tucson presented by Diamond Ventures, Tucson's renowned perimeter cycling event for all ages and abilities, features 109- 80-, 66-, 35-, 4-, and 1/4-mile courses, 9,000 riders, and a spectacular 7 a.m. start in downtown Tucson.

Meet Me at Maynards
Nov. 23
The Southern Arizona Roadrunners hosts a non-competitive, family-friendly, three-mile run/walk through downtown Tucson every Monday evening, which begins and ends at Maynards Market and Kitchen. Free water stations along route. Bring flashlights in autumn/winter.

Special Tours of J. Knox Corbett House
Nov. 27 - Nov. 29
Tucson Museum of Art Docent Council presents special holiday tours of the jewel of the historic block, the J. Knox Corbett House, over Thanksgiving weekend during regular museum hours.

Native American Month Social & Indian Craft Market
Nov. 27 - Nov. 29
Native America Co-operative presents a craft market at Mission San Xavier Plaza featuring 40 vendors offering authentic, handmade crafts and traditional American Indian foods as well as drumming and dancing contests and fun children's activities.

Oro Valley Holiday Festival of the Arts
Nov. 28 - Nov. 29
The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance presents a holiday arts and crafts spectacular, with over 200 wine and culinary themed vendors, live music and dance performances, a pie-eating contest, and childrens' cooking and art activities at Oro Valley Marketplace.

'Ain't Misbehavin'
Nov. 28 - Dec. 19
Arizona Theatre Company travels back to 1930s Harlem for this presentation of the exuberant, Tony Award-winning musical Ain't Misbehavin', featuring bright lights, glamorous gowns, and finger-snapping, toe-tapping music at Temple of Music and Art.

Pardon My English, Gershwin by Ira
Nov. 29
Chamber Music Plus Southwest opens its 2009-10 season with a dramatic/musical portrait of George Gershwin, America's most famous composer told through the eyes and ears of his brother Ira. Berger Performing Arts Center.

Holiday Tea at Historical Rancho de la Osa
Dec. 1 - Dec. 20
Rancho de la Osa guest ranch in Sasabe, Ariz. hosts a relaxing holiday tea at which guests can sip tea by the crackling fire, listen to the music of the season, and indulge in the chef’s delectable holiday fare, followed by a tour of the historical property.

Girls' Night Out with Arizona Theatre Company
Dec. 3
Arizona Theatre Company hosts a special party prior to select performances, including its finger-snappin' performance of "Ain't Misbehavin' at Temple of Music and Art, featuring paraffin hand-treatments; assorted wines, appetizers and desserts; fashion demonstrations; and raffle prizes.

Holiday Nights at Tohono Chul Park
Dec. 4 - Dec. 5
Celebrate the holidays on weekends at Tohono Chul Park, with twinkling lights and luminarias, cookies and cider, live music, children's activities, and an ornament sale. Nov 27-28, Dec 4-5.

23rd Annual Luminaria Nights at Tucson Botanical Gardens
Dec. 4 - Dec. 6
Tucson Botanical Gardens' paths are lined with luminarias for the holidays, and the gardens are filled with musical entertainment by various local performers, from Pantano Bells to Sonora Winds, with warm beverages and delicious treats to eat.

Zoo Lights
Dec. 4 - Dec. 20
Reid Park Zoo is decked out with twinkling lights, jingle bells, visits from Santa Claus, and holiday music, and refreshments on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights (Dec 4-6, Dec 10-13, Dec 17-22).

Luminaria Nights/Fiesta Navidad in Tubac
Dec. 4 - Dec. 5
The Village of Tubac celebrates the holidays by lining its streets and artist studios with luminarias; shops and galleries stay open late for shopping; musicians and Santa Claus entertain.

Christmas Apple Festival & Lighted Parade in Willcox
Dec. 4 - Dec. 5
A country crafts fair in Willcox, Arizona featuring arts and crafts made with apples, entertainment, door prizes, and other family fun at Willcox Community Center. Christmas Lighted Parade follows on Sat. 12/5 at 6p.m. on Railroad Avenue, with Christmas carols led by Rex Allen Jr.

5th Annual Tucson Tamal & Heritage Festival
Dec. 5
Celebrate the rich tastes, smells and variations of tamales from the Southwest and México at this culinary festival, which provides Tucson non-profit organizations and individuals with an opportunity to raise funds as tamal vendors at AVA Amphitheater-Sol Casinos.

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